Reform Judaism chose Zionism. It did so with eyes open, after the most catastrophic century in Jewish history. That choice was not a mistake. It was a homecoming. And those of us who understand this ...

This heartfelt work is a candid, absorbing memoir that explores how faith is shaped not only by belief, but by resistance, inheritance, and choice. Rather than presenting a straight line toward ...

This week’s Torah portion, Mishpatim, represents the first extensive listing of laws given by God to the Israelites through Moses. In many ways, it can be seen as an expansion ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two thousand years ago, Jews were divided between competing sects all based on the Jewish scriptures, but with different ...

The mitzvah of honoring one's parents is not a narrow religious demand but a foundational moral duty.

(RNS) — 'If Jewish identity is built only on shared trauma,' said the Australian rabbi who led Chabad of Bondi, 'then we hand ...

The concept of divine election – the theological claim that God has singled out a particular community for covenant, mission, and metaphysical favor – has been so thoroughly associated with Judaism ...

Meet Dennis Johnson, a passionate member of Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel, dedicated to supporting queer Jewish communities.

Speaking to a class at one of America’s major rabbinical seminaries, I once remarked in passing that “Judaism is built on the idea that God loves us and beckons us to love God back.” Seemingly ...

Tribe: An aggregate of people united by a shared story Tribalism: Mistaking story as history in service to the elevation of one tribe over all others Written by Rabbi Rami Shapiro, one of today’s most ...

Our Judaism is broadly defined as the collective historical experience of the Jewish people – a widely and wildly diverse experience that has helped foster our extraordinary resilience. For a long ...

At the core of personal trauma there is often a loss of faith in life’s order and stability. When faced with a crisis, some people turn to religion. Others turn to artistic expression. David Gelernter ...